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RICHARD BENNET, proprietor of woolen factory, West Milton. The subject of this memoir was born in Bucks Co., Penn., Dec. 20, 1808, and is a son of Benjamin and Mary Bennet, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Huron Co., Ohio, in 1834, where they resided for twenty-five years, and then removed to Williams Co., where Mrs. Bennet died in 1873; her husband died in Huron Co. in 1871. They were the parents of six children, all sons, two of whom are dead. Our subject has had a wide experience in his business, having served in mills since he was 12 years old; he is thoroughly versed in his business, and is master of every department; he served an apprenticeship of several years, and since that time has run his own mill. He located here in April, 1862, and soon after purchased his present property, which is situated on the west bank of the Stillwater, half a mile south of West Milton. The mill has a working capacity of about twelve thousand pounds of wool per annum. The power is derived from a number of springs, the water from which is concentrated and brought to bear on a twenty-two-foot over-shot wheel. He manufactures a general assortment of goods, the quality of which is unsurpassed; owing to his supreme knowledge of manufacturing processes, and his fair way of doing business, he commands a large share of the public patronage. He was married to Diana Weaver April 12, 1832; four children have been given to them, of whom three are living, viz., Henry, Benjamin and James; Charles deceased.